TROPICAL RAINFORESTS: Deforestation rates tables and charts

Deforestation tables and charts for Spain

Deforestation data for Spain , 1990-2005. Spain 's data is derived from the FAO.

Forest Cover (hectares): 17,915,000
Forest Cover (as % of total land area): 35.9
Other wooded land (hectares): 10,299,000
Other land with tree cover (hectares):
Total land area (hectares): 50,599,000

Forest Area

Classification Area Annual change rate Total change
Period 1990 2000 2005 1990-2000 1990-2000 2000-2005 2000-2005 1990-2005 1990-2005 1990s vs 2000s
Units ha ha ha ha % ha % ha % %
Total forest area 13,479,000 16,436,000 17,915,000 296000 2 296000 1.7 4,436,000 32.91 -15
Other wooded land 12447000 11016000 10299000 -143,100 -1.15 -143,400 -1.3 -2,148,000 -17.26 13.23
Primary forests 621000 748000 812000 12,700 2.05 12,800 1.71 191000 30.76 0.79
Plantations 1,126,000 1,356,000 1,471,000 23,000 2.04 23,000 1.7 345000 30.6 -17




Chart: Forest cover in Spain, 1990-2005
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Chart: Other wooded land cover in Spain, 1990-2005
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Chart: Primary forest cover in Spain 1990-2005
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All data derived from the Forest Resources Assessment and the State of the World's Forests published by the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (F.A.O)




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